Category: Wirenews
One short year ago, Kevin Ollie was a first-year head coach with little chance to validate his selection as Jim Calhoun’s hand-picked successor at Connecticut. The former Huskies point guard and Calhoun assistant admits he was dying inside not to be a part of the 2013 postseason, by virtue of NCAA-levied postseason ban. But the […]
LOS ANGELES — Point guard Damian Lillard scored 34 points and dished out eight assists and forward LaMarcus Aldridge added 31 points and 15 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 124-112 on Tuesday night at Staples Center. Lillard, who hit five 3-pointers, and Aldridge combined for 19 points in the […]
NEW YORK — With his famous father sitting behind him in the Madison Square Garden stands, 32-year-old Minnesota coach Richard Pitino guided the Golden Gophers to a 67-64 overtime win over Florida State in the semifinals of the NIT on Tuesday. Minnesota (24-13) faces SMU in Thursday’s final. The Mustangs (27-9) defeated Clemson 65-59 in […]
DALLAS — The Golden State Warriors are playing the stretch run short-handed, but they are showing just how strong they are. They rallied in regulation and then in overtime to take down the Dallas Mavericks in a crucial game in the Western Conference playoff picture. With 13 seconds left in overtime and the score tied […]
NEW YORK — With his famous father sitting behind him in the Madison Square Garden stands, 32-year-old Minnesota coach Richard Pitino guided the Golden Gophers to a 67-64 overtime win over Florida State in the semifinals of the NIT on Tuesday. Minnesota (24-13) faces SMU in Thursday’s final. The Mustangs (27-9) defeated Clemson 65-59 in […]
NEW YORK– At the end of the 2013 calendar year, if you told Brooklyn Nets forward Joe Johnson that his team clinched a playoff berth with nine games remaining, he would not have believed you. But Tuesday night, Johnson’s 32 points not only helped the Nets set a franchise record with their 14th straight win […]
DALLAS — The Golden State Warriors are playing the stretch run short-handed, but they are showing just how strong they are. They rallied in regulation and then in overtime to take down the Dallas Mavericks in a crucial game in the Western Conference playoff picture. With 13 seconds left in overtime and the score tied […]
NEW YORK — A little over two weeks ago, the Southern Methodist University Mustangs were bummed they weren’t chosen to be in the 68-team NCAA Tournament field. The Mustangs’ body of work wasn’t deemed good enough for an invite, but time and a trip to a postseason tournament final are healing SMU’s wounds. SMU is […]
NEW YORK— Brooklyn forward Joe Johnson scored 32 points and the Nets set a franchise record with their 14th straight win at home, defeating the Houston Rockets 105-96 on Tuesday night. The Nets are 21-2 in their last 23 home games. In a game that saw neither team lead by more than 12 points, Johnson […]
NEW YORK — The Southern Methodist Mustangs’ resurgent season will be topped off with a chance for the NIT championship. The Mustangs (27-9) defeated the Clemson Tigers 65-59 in the semifinals Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. SMU faces the winner of the Florida State-Minnesota game in Thursday’s final. SMU, the top overall seed in the […]
